District Champs 2016

So this is one of my all time favorite pictures, and it just happened to make the newspaper.  Is that pure joy on both of their faces or what?  Hadley has been spoiled rotten with all the success our basketball teams have had over the course of the past 4 years.  We have gotten to cut down a ridiculous amount of nets.  She lives for these moments, I tell you.  So when she got to climb the ladder and cut down another set, she was over the moon.

Bree is a once in a lifetime type of player.  She has already signed to play basketball at Ole Miss and we couldn't be prouder of this girl and how she has grown as a person and a player during her time at Glasgow.  We cannot wait to see what her future holds for her.  We might just be watching her in the WNBA in a few years.  The fact that my kids love her and she's crazy about them makes it that much more special.

We love our unbelievable point guard, Elli, too.  She is a warrior and has already signed to play college ball at North Florida, as a junior.  Thankful we get to watch her play another year at Glasgow!

We love our KK, too! We love all our girls, but these are just a few I could actually catch up with.  Parents, grandparents, media, etc get these girl's attention after championship games.

We are so proud of Justin and how hard he works and for how he pours in to these young women each and everyday.  In the fall, one of his former players who now plays golf in college sent him the sweetest card ever telling him how much he meant to her and the impact he has had on her life.  We are just so proud of him!

Everyone at the ballgames constantly worries that I'm going to go in to labor with all the yelling and jumping I do.  Not to mention the close ballgames stress me out so much that my blood pressure has to be sky high.  

Little Man is enjoying his collection of nets, too.  Canaan certainly keeps everyone entertained at the ballgames.  Hadley was my child who never said a word or initiated conversation at all.  Canaan, on the other hand, will say anything to anyone and it makes me a nervous wreck because I never know what is going to come out of that boy's mouth!

Way to go, Coach!!

We just need Baby Stinson to hold on a little longer so that we can finish our post season play.  Regional Tournament starts next week and we are hoping to make some noise at WKU.  We are so proud of these girls and what they have accomplished this year.  Go Lady Scotties!

Pirates and Princesses Dance

Our school hosted a Pirates and Princesses dance as a fundraiser for the Robotics Club.  We even had some students from the high school come dress up as "big girl" princesses.  Hadley decided she wanted to wear her Elsa gown and since we had a home ballgame that very same night, we cut out a little early and headed to the game.  Hadley stayed dressed in her Elsa gown during the entire game.  I think she liked everyone making a big deal over how pretty she was.

Hadley, Ellie, and Chloe all in their princess finest.  Love those sweet girls so much.

One of Hadley's friends from her class came to the dance, as well.  Hadley really didn't dance very much at all.  She was much more interested in just wandering around and watching everyone else.  She just enjoyed the dressing up part of the night.  I'm sure plenty of dancing will come over the next few years.  Wish we could just stay in the dress up years!

4D Ultrasound at 32 weeks

Can we just stop for a second and ooh and ahh over this bundle of preciousness?  This is our sweet baby at 32 weeks.  Because we still don't know what we are having and it's just killing me, I really felt the need to see my sweet baby.  I know it seems ridiculous, but I thought it would just help my heart some.  And you know what?  It totally did.  The ultrasound tech says this baby does indeed have hair, which makes me really excited.  Hadley had tons but Canaan had none.  I love how the baby has his or her hand up by its mouth. Oh, I cannot wait to hug and kiss those sweet cheeks!  In the mean time, keep on growing and developing little one.  You will be at home with the rest of our crazy crew before you even know it!

100th Day of School

The 100th Day of School is always a big deal in the world of elementary students.  We are celebrating Hadley being 100 days smarter, wiser, and more mature.  Oh, we love how this girl is growing this year.  She is reading and doing math that impresses the socks off of me.  I am so proud of my sweet girl.  If you are curious about this shirt, I will save you the time and energy.  There really are 100 H's on this shirt.

When we got to school, I just had to snap a picture under the celebratory 100th Day of School banner. I am so proud of you, Hadley Jewell Stinson!  Not only are you super smart, but you are kind to your friends and listen and follow directions well.  I know this, because your teacher tells me all the time.  In fact, she calls you "perfect."  Can't wait to see what the next seventy some odd bring us!  Love you bunches!

All "A" State Tourney Bound

Getting to go back to the All A State Tournament, in Frankfort, was super exciting for our team and fans alike.  Winning the Regional All A Tournament is no easy feat, in our region especially.  My friend, Lacey, hand painted this special shirt for Hadley and surprised her with it at school one day.  Justin checked Hadley out of school and let her ride the bus with the team and spend the night in the hotel with him, after the first game.  She even sat on the bench, during the game, holding tight to the piece of net Justin cut down for her after the Regional win.  

That piece of net must have brought us good luck because we won the first round game.  After work the next day, Cathy, Canaan, and I made the trip up to Frankfort to catch the second round game on Friday. 

We always love it when Granna comes along with us.  There is nothing she wouldn't do for her babies and we always appreciate her support and help.  This seven month pregnant mama needs all the help she can get.

Unfortunately, we weren't quite able to pull out a win in our quarterfinal game.  We played and fought hard, but fell a little short in the end.

Getting to the state tourney and playing in an arena in our state's capital is such a neat opportunity for our girls, though.  The fact that just two short years ago we came up here and won the entire tournament still shocks me.  We are proud of our girls, though, and look forward to what the rest of the regular season brings our way.  Go Lady Scotties!

Another Monstrous Snow

What are the odds of southcentral Kentucky getting another historic snow; two winters in a row.  This time around, we measured over a foot of snow.  Yes, that's right, a foot of snow.  Watching that much snow fall is truly a spectacular sight.  I even videoed several seconds of the snow, as it was falling, just to remember how it sounded.  We were totally prepared and had plenty of milk, bread, and soup on hand to enjoy our snowed-in days.

The kids couldn't wait to play outside and since I'm extremely pregnant, I stood on the porch and watched Justin play with the kids.  I helped reapply mittens and took lots of pictures and loved watching their little faces light up with excitement.

A snowball fight occupied a great deal of their outside play this year.  Hearing Hadley's squeals as she would throw a snowball and take off running the other way to dodge Daddy's payback was just priceless.

Justin worked for a hours shoveling a path for our van to eventually be able to leave the driveway.  He bit the dust a few times while he was working and said it was seriously hard work.

Our snow maniacs really enjoyed life-sized icicles this year.  Canaan wanted to use his as a sword but Hadley wasn't super in to that sort of play.

Just like last year, I left a sheet in our front room where Justin and the kids would strip off all the layers of wet clothes, to let them dry before heading out again.  We had enough clothes to clothe a community, I do believe.  We loved having snow cream as late night dessert, after our soup suppers.  We loved every minute of our winter stay-cation and wonder if next year will bring us yet another historic snow.  If not, it has sure been fun while it lasted!

Hanging with American Girl

We are having so much fun with Hadley's new doll.  They have worn matching jammies every single night since Christmas.  Hadley has watched YouTube videos on how to care for her doll's hair, organized all her clothes in one special drawer, and makes sure she is responsible and careful with her.

She has also had campouts in her new tent, which is in her bedroom.  We made a comfortable pallet for Hadley and her doll and she just begged to sleep there all night.  I really didn't figure she would last the entire night, but she did both nights she tried it.

After quite some time, I decided to sneak back in and see how she was doing.

Looks like the campout was a success!  She was so excited when she woke up, the next morning, that she had actually done something so "big."

  

       She and her doll even wore their matching Scottie outfits to our first ballgame after Christmas.  They were just too stinking cute for words.  Oh, I love this sweet time, watching Hadley love on her baby doll and be a little mommy, taking great care of her.  Can't wait for more adventures with our American Girl Doll!